What was found
R1 WINDOW BEGAN SMOKING HEAVILY ABOUT 1.5 MINUTES AFTER BEING SWITCHED ON. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACKING IN OUTER PANE. DFRL DMI 754 PER MEL 56-1-1, PLACARDS INSTALLED. REMAINS OPEN UNTIL CLEARED.
- Difficulty date
- December 22, 2005
- Submitted
- January 10, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N481EV
- Make and model
- Boeing 747132
- Aircraft serial
- 19896
- Aircraft time
- 110,118 hours, 27,196 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Window
- Condition
- Smoke
- Location
- Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
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